We offer a wide range of career planning services to help you develop a successful future:
- Career counseling
- Career events
- Workshops
- On-campus recruiting
- Professional etiquette advice, dinners, seminars
Career counseling
Our professional career counselors are available by private appointment. We can provide assistance and advisement as you develop your job search and professional skills.
- Resume critique and assistance
- Cover letter assistance
- Mock interviews
- Job search assistance
- Internship search assistance
- Help choosing a major
Please call our main office at 508.999.8658 to schedule an appointment.
Career events
We present a diverse array of career fairs and panels throughout the year, including:
- Work 'n' Serve Job Fair
- Business Career Night
- Engineering & Technologies Job Fair
- Allied Health & Nursing Career Fair
- Federal Career Panel
- Spring Career Expo
These events offer opportunities for you to meet employers; apply for professional positions, part-time jobs and internships; and even have an on-the-spot interview. For a list of upcoming events: News & Events.
On-campus recruiting
We invite many recruiters to visit UMass Dartmouth and conduct on-campus interviews throughout the year.
Often these opportunities follow a career event or a job or internship posting on CareerLink.
Don't miss out on these opportunities:
- attend as many events as you can
- keep your resume updated on CareerLink
- browse the postings on CareerLink regularly
Workshops
We present periodic workshops and seminars throughout the year, including:
- Resume workshops
- Interview workshops
- Etiquette workshops
- Annual Washington Center information sessions
Many of these workshops can be arranged for classes or student groups upon request. Please contact the CDC at 508.999.8658 for further information.
Professional etiquette
Did you know that your manners, your image, your handshake—even the way you hold a fork—could cause you to win or lose a job opportunity or promotion? Developing your skills in professional etiquette is part of preparing for your successful future.
CDC staff members have been trained and certified in Collegiate Etiquette by DTN Productions International to provide training in all the areas of professional etiquette, including:
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Etiquette Dinners/Seminars
Custom etiquette dinners/seminars are available upon request. You will have fun—and the skills you gain will enable you to present yourself with confidence in the professional world.
Call us at 508.999.8658 to schedule an etiquette dinner for your department, office, or student group.
